Look, I don’t claim to be an expert at economics. On a good day I can barely spell it correctly without a spellchecker. But I see all these different things happening that sound troubling and they have me raising my eyebrow. Consider: Gold reached a 16 year high breaking $450 an ounce, and is expected to go higher. Oil is still over $48 a barrel, just coming off it’s all time high. Currency markets have the Dollar lower against all the major currencies. OK, so interest rates ha...
I am very tired of the world laying all their troubles on the United States. In specific, the issue of all the problems in the Middle East. Sure, our hands aren’t any cleaner than anyone else’s. But to hear the rhetoric today, it sure sounds like most of the world, and many in our own country, are convinced that the USA single-handedly took the world to the brink of Armageddon! The chaos there today is not about the oil. At least, not really. Last I checked, Lebanon wasn't exactly a n...
Happy Thanksgiving! With so much doom and gloom around, I want to remind everyone that we are still truly blessed here in the USA. Please remember to see the good tomorrow and count your blessings, Nothing cures gloom as fast as a positive outlook on life. We are still the same people as before the elections. We are still as rich in life and blessings as we were before the Wall street meltdown. The things that are important have not changed. While ...
A thought occures to me at this point. How is the US different than Communists? Hugo Chavez takes over companies with real assets that make a profit. We take over companies with dubious assets that take a loss. Think about it...
The universe seems a little smaller today, or at least the solar system. The International Astronomical Union has stripped Pluto of the planetary status. It has been reclassified as a “dwarf planet” along with the former asteroid Ceres and UB313, a recent discovery. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14489259/from/ET/ The first question that comes to my mind is: What does this mean for astrology? I guess Aries and Scorpio will have to go back to fighting over Mars.